ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING NON-LINEAR POST-BEAMFORMING FILTER - Patent 1520185

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EP 1 520 185 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	13.05.2004

(43)	Date of publication:
	06.04.2005 Bulletin 2005/14

(21)	Application number: 03726723.4

(22)	Date of filing: 09.05.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01S 7/52

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2003/014515

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/096006 (20.11.2003 Gazette 2003/47)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

10.05.2002 US 143206

(71)	Applicant: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
	Minneapolis,Minnesota 55455-2070 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	EBBINI, Emad, S. Edina, MN 55435 (US) PHUKPATTARANONT, Pornchai Minneapolis, MN 55414 (US)

(74)	Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER
	Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)

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